Opening Session
Scoping regulatory, institutional and governance implications of reef restoration and adaptation interventions
Pedro Fidelman et al., UQ
100x thinking: mobilising capital at scale for restoration and resilience
Rich Gilmore, TNC
Coral restoration methods
The history of reef restorers
Adam Smith et al., Reef Ecologic/JCU
Coral restoration in a changing world - a comprehensive review of coral restoration methods used by scientists, experts and managers
Lisa Boström-Einarsson et al., JCU
Investigating long-term responses of coral assemblages to coral restoration: case studies from around the world
Margaux Hein et al., JCU
A global synthesis of coral reef restoration efforts
Phoebe Stewart-Sinclair et al., UQ
Developing cost-effective coral propagation targeted to the GBR: the Opal Reef coral nursery research facility
David Suggett et al., UTS
Economic levers/investment
Developing a sustainable business model for large-scale coral restoration in the Bahamas
Sam Teicher et al., Coral Vita
Engagement at all scales: conservation activities with SMB and corporate tourism CSR partners in Thailand
Petch Manopawitr et al., IUCN
Leveraging the science to position GBR restoration as the global benchmark - raising collaborative capital
Paul Niederer, Raiseworth Capital
How to build a business case for an intervention on the reef
Patrick Silvey, VenturePro
Reef credits – a market instrument to pay for improving water quality and the improvement of reef health
Mike Berwick et al., Green Collar
Learning from reef restoration experiences around the world
Key lessons learned from 30+ years of coral reef restoration
Austin Bowden-Kerby, Corals for Conservation
Establishing the first coral nursery in the GBR to regenerate high value coral reefs
Stewart Christie et al., Reef Restoration Foundation
Putting the coral back into ‘coral reef restoration’: Proactive massive coral mitigation in Hawaii
David Gulko et al., Hawaii Div Aquatic Resources
Racing against climate change in the Republic of Seychelles
Louise Laing et al., People4Ocean
Validating a large-scale reef restoration project post-2016 coral bleaching in the Maldives
Tess Moriarty et al., U of Newcastle
Assessing biological diversity and richness in natural, transplanted, artificial, and “accidental” reefs in Puerto Rico
Manuel A. Nieves-Ortiz, U de Puerto Rico
Social licence/politics
Is social acceptance really the end goal? Experiences and lessons for avoiding engagement mistakes of the past
Lucy Carter et al., CSIRO
Who has a stake in reef restoration? Designing stakeholder engagement and public participation in large-scale environmental interventions
Bruce Taylor et al., CSIRO
Tweeting the reef revolution: an analysis of public debates on GBR restoration
Maxine Newlands et al., JCU
Can we build community resilience to climate change through ecological restoration? The case for deliberative governance
Karen Vella, QUT
Pathways to connect citizen science with reef restoration
Pete Faulkner et al., Reef Check Australia
Novel ecosystems: managing novelty in the marine realm
Marie-Lise Schläppy et al., UWA/AIMS
Decision-making approaches & tools
Evaluating GBR interventions using a Reef-wide systems model
Scott Condie et al., CSIRO
The search for a resilience network in the GBR
Donna-Marie Audas et al., GBRMPA
A resilience-based management system for the GBR
Peter Mumby et al., UQ
Habitat maps supporting the restoration of the GBR
Chris Roelfsema et al., UQ
Incorporating coral ecological services and functions valuation into coral mitigation and restoration
David Gulko, Hawaii Div Aquatic Resources
Towards pervasive monitoring of marine species physiology in coral reef ecosystems
Brano Kusy, CSIRO
Breeding/growing corals & other restoration methodologies
Large scale, carbon neutral coral production
Ryan Donnelly, Cairns Marine
Seeding units and floating pool devices to facilitate large scale coral restoration via sexual reproduction
Aric Bickel et al., SECORE
Scaling up coral restoration using micro-fragmentation plus sexual reproduction: Ten years’ experience in Florida and Mexico
David Vaughan et al., Mote Marine Lab
Rehabilitation of coral reefs through removal of macroalgae: State of knowledge and considerations for management and implementation in GBR catchment
David Bourne et al., AIMS/JCU
Restoration in highly diverse ecosystems and the roles of science, community and government
Susan Laurance, JCU
Green engineering seawalls in the GBR: a trial using plant boxes to promote biodiversity
Nathan Waltham et al., JCU